(From left) Sophomore Henry Fisher, Quinn Verderaime, sophomore Griffin Folz and freshman Caleb Key do the wave at the Fashion 4 Friendship event with Best Buddies WKU at Downing Student Union auditorium on Thursday, Feb. 12. Verderaime was paired with the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. (Photo by Ella Oakley)
WKU Best Buddies hosted their annual Fashion 4 Friendship in the Downing Student Union Auditorium on Thursday, Feb. 12. Best Buddies is an international organization that aims to promote inclusion for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, according to their website.
Sororities, fraternities, clubs and other campus organizations were all invited to participate in the event and be paired with a buddy for the show. Talisman magazine and website photographer Ella Oakley and website visuals editor Carlee Hite photographed the event to share all of the most heartwarming moments.
Ella Nelson celebrated her 22nd birthday on Thursday, Feb. 12. Before she went onstage for Fashion 4 Friendship at Downing Student Union auditorium, everyone backstage sang her “Happy Birthday.” (Photo by Carlee Hite)(From left) Sophomore Nora Windsor, sophomore Rori Haight, Matthew Larkin and junior Corenne Thompson hold up the Kappa Delta sign for a picture before the Fashion 4 Friendship event with Best Buddies WKU at DSU auditorium on Thursday, Feb. 12. (Photo by Ella Oakley)
Members of Sigma Phi Epsilon practice their dance with their buddy, Qiunn Verderaime (right), before going on stage for the Fashion 4 Friendship show hosted by Best Buddies on Thursday, Feb. 12 in DSU auditorium. (Photo by Carlee Hite)
WKU Best Buddies hosted the Fashion 4 Friendship event on Thursday, Feb. 12, in DSU auditorium. WKU organizations could sign up to partner with a buddy to participate in the event. Sororities, fraternities, clubs and organizations were all invited to sign up. (Photo by Carlee Hite)
Dr. Christina Noel cheers for Caden Plemons and members of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority at the Fashion 4 Friendship event with Best Buddies WKU at DSU auditorium on Thursday, Feb. 12. Noel was a judge for the event. (Photo by Ella Oakley)Ashton Geriene (middle) dances with members of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity at the Fashion 4 Friendship event with Best Buddies WKU at DSU auditorium on Thursday, Feb. 12. (Photo by Ella Oakley)(From left) Freshman Addison Darlage, Ella Nelson, freshman Hope Hanmore, and freshman Brianna Barco dance at the Fashion 4 Friendship event with Best Buddies WKU at DSU auditorium on Thursday, Feb. 12. Nelson was paired with the Phi Mu sorority. (Photo by Ella Oakley)
Matthew Larkin was Kappa Delta’s buddy for the Fashion 4 Friendship event hosted by Best Buddies on Thursday, Feb. 12, in the DSU auditorium. (Photo by Carlee Hite)
The “ROCKERZ,” a dance group through the Buddy House also known as the Down Syndrome of Southern Kentucky’s Ambassadors of Good Will and Hugs, leave the stage after their half-time performance during Fashion 4 Friendship on Thursday, Feb. 12, in DSU auditorium. (Photo by Carlee Hite)
The “ROCKERZ,” also known as the Down Syndrome of Southern Kentucky’s Ambassadors of Good Will and Hugs, dance group, performs a halftime show at the Fashion 4 Friendship event with Best Buddies WKU at DSU auditorium on Thursday, Feb. 12. (Photo by Ella Oakley)
Matthew Larkins (middle) runs through the Kappa Delta flag with girls from Kappa Delta at the Fashion 4 Friendship event with Best Buddies WKU at DSU auditorium on Thursday, Feb. 12. (Photo by Ella Oakley)
Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Incorporated partnered with their buddy Walter McClenachan for Fashion 4 Friendship on Thursday, Feb. 12, in the DSU auditorium. (Photo by Carlee Hite)
Chloe Downing (front) dances with sophomore Allison Sablan (back) at the Fashion 4 Friendship event with Best Buddies WKU at DSU auditorium on Thursday, Feb. 12. Downing was paired with the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority. (Photo by Ella Oakley)
Delta Zeta partnered with Ginna Greer as the sorority’s buddy for the Fashion 4 Friendship event hosted by Best Buddies on Thursday, Feb. 12, in the DSU auditorium. (Photo by Carlee Hite)
Matthew Larkin won the “Best Smile” award at the Fashion 4 Friendship event with Best Buddies WKU at DSU auditorium on Thursday, Feb. 12. (Photo by Ella Oakley)Aly Prather, a sophomore biology major, supports Kappa Delta’s buddy partner, Matthew Larkin, during Fashion 4 Friendship on Thursday, Feb. 12, in DSU auditorium. (Photo by Carlee Hite)WKU Best Buddies hosted the Fashion 4 Friendship event on Thursday, Feb. 12, in the DSU auditorium. WKU organizations could sign up to partner with a buddy to participate in the event. Sororities, fraternities, clubs and organizations were all invited to sign up. (Photo by Carlee Hite)
